The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312132204 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 588 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The acclaimed collection of fantastic fiction features entries from established authors and talented newcomers--including Scott Bradfield, Charles de Lint, Nancy Kress, Tanith Lee, and Nicholas Royle--along with editors' summations of the year in fantasy and horror.
As always, a mixed bag--but it's a BIG bag! J and I were having a discussion about reading preferences. She likes big thick books, typically, and I profess that I don't, although the books I name as my favorites all tend to be fairly hefty ones (The Gold Bug Variations, Possession, and Stand on Zanzibar, to name three). What I do like, that J has virtually stopped reading except in special cases, is short stories. Thinking about this, what I decided was my attraction in a story was a strong beginning and strong end, something you get a lot more of with short stories (where, in certain cases, are just beginnings and ends), yet can also be found in certain books. It's. "A Must-Have For Horror/Dark Fantasy Enthusiasts!" according to Natasha Breckenridge. I was lucky enough to receive this volume as part of my Christmas present from my boyfriend and was completely entranced by it- from the lovely cover with all the Halloween references (I am really into details so the smallest detail pleases me to no end) to the fact that two of my favorite authors are featured (Stephen King and Neil Gaiman respectfully) as well as the delightful tale by William Browning Spencer titled "The Ocean and All Its Devices".I adore this anthology series above all others and I love the poetry selections as well as the four overview essays, liking how each volume captures what was going on in the ge. They're the best -- AROUND. In the years before my arthritis took away my ability to read larger books, I would buy these collections and feel like I'd stolen something every time. Datlow and Windling are two of the best editors out there. I don't always agree with their choices in terms of my personal taste, but I always agree with them in terms of the quality of the authors and stories they choose. This was an especially wonderful volume, from the art to the poetry to the essays to the stories, and I can't wait until I can have it in ebook form. Buy it for your friends! Buy it for you!And be sure to check out every single one of their other antholo
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Brandon Barker. Like its predecessors, this volume lives up to the boast of its title. There is pure psychological horror in "A Fear of Dead Things," by Andrew Klavan, exceptionally chilling fare in "Is That Them?" by Kevin Roice and the quirkily perverse in Jack Womack's "That Old School Tie." There are bread-and-butter fairy tales, like Geoff Landis's lovely "The Kingdom of Cats and Birds," as well as fictions arising out of historical mysteries, like Greg Feeley's "Aweary of the Sun" and Delia Sherman's "Young Woman in a Garden." Also included are poetry and